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My NASA Data Presents… Creation of Urban Heat Islands Story Map
My NASA Data has recently released several story maps for use in educational settings. The Creation of the Urban Heat Island Story Map engages students in the exploration of the urban heat island effect using land surface temperature and vegetation data. Students also investigate the processes that create differences in surface temperatures, as well as how human activities have led to the creation of urban heat islands.
Are you unfamiliar with Story Maps? Story maps are an immersive means of storytelling by combining rich narrative text with interactive maps and NASA data, along with other multimedia content like images and videos in a 5E Model of the Earth System phenomena that you teach. To access this story map and its supporting educational resources, please visit https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/lesson-plans/creation-urban-heat-islands-story-map.
My NASA Data is a resource available through GLOBE Mission Earth. My NASA Data offers educators of grades 3-12 with a variety of NASA digital assets (i.e., lessons, and activities, as well as data visualization, and story maps) in support of NGSS Earth System phenomena-driven instruction. Visit us today at https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/.